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Where there are similarities, it looks off. There is something intangible that comes with age that can't be accurately replicated. Thats the thing, these places look fake because they lack the something that comes with age.
This could be modern materials, modern building methods, symmetry made with modern tools and methods, displacement; i.e. buildings surrounded by subtle reminders they don't belong there like the wrong pavements, trees, decorative features etc
They need more grime, more wear and tear, more drabness to look less like model train set props.
So does this look anything like an English city/town or is to American/colonial.
Some English influence, sure, but only slight. Those stairways on the facade is so stereotypically American and can't be found in Europe. And too much red brick.
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So this one is out side the US. It's a place that a lot of Americans visit that want to go to France, but can't afford it.
Quebec City, and in particular Old Quebec
Does it remind of any particular city or maybe a general region?
Well this starts to look like it. Seems quite generic European with influences from all over Europe and not distinctively any region. Belgium or Northern France could have these kind of areas.
Those stairways on the facade is so stereotypically American and can't be found in Europe.
Well those stairways (fire escapes) isn't really an American thing, correct me if I'm wrong, but they are mostly found in the north east, because I've yet to see one in the Seattle area or anywhere in general, I've never been to the the northeast personally.
Do as you please, I don't think anyone's going to complain if you keep posting pretty places :P
But I just don't see why it is of any importance if they look European or not.
Most of those place don't look really European to me. Sometimes a building do, but the one next to it doesn't or it would be from a totally different European place. It's like cities around here are more.. "organized" or.. architecturally homogeneous and with a more normalized use of the land. While building in North America buildings look more independent from what surround them.
Most of those place don't look really European to me. Sometimes a building do, but the one next to it doesn't or it would be from a totally different European place. It's like cities around here are more.. "organized" or.. architecturally homogeneous and with a more normalized use of the land. While building in North America buildings look more independent from what surround them.
Well yes north American cities are very different from Europe, but I was just showing some places that come close. Also north America can be very homogeneous, even a bit on the scary side lol https://voony.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/suburbia.jpg
Do as you please, I don't think anyone's going to complain if you keep posting pretty places :P
But I just don't see why it is of any importance if they look European or not.
It's not that important, It's just that if it so happens to, I would like to know what you Europeans think of it. I see these kinds of threads on the US threads but those are American opinions, not Europeans. Also I always thought that Quebec looked French, but as some have stated, it looks more Belgian. I'm just curious what kind of Architecture influenced some of these cities.
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